Chapter 1 The Speaking Test and Criteria 1.1 The Format of the Speaking Test 1.1.1 Part One of the Speaking Test 1.1.2 Part Two of the Speaking Test 1.1.3 Part Three of the Speaking Test 1.1.4 Sample Interview 1.2 Interpreting the Band Scores 1.3 The Assessment Criteria for the Speaking Module 1.3.1 Fluency and Coherence 1.3.2 Lexical Resource (Vocabulary) 1.3.3 Grammatical Range and Accuracy 1.3.4 Pronunciation 1.3.5 Test Preparation 1.3.6 Frequently Asked Questions Chapter 2 Use of English 2.1 Tenses 2.2 Connectives (Linking Words) 2.3 Adverbs of Frequency and Degree 2.4 Expressing Probability 2.5 Use of Impersonal Pronouns in Place of Nouns 2.6 Clauses 2.7 Expressing Opinions 2.8 Adjectives——Antonyms and Synonyms 2.9 Comparatives and Superlatives 2.10 Idiomatic English Chapter 3 Part One Topics Your Home Your Hometown Where You Live Now Your Work Your Studies Advertisements Ages. Agriculture Ambitions Animals Art Bicycles Birds Birthdays Books Buildings Change Cities Clothes Collecting Computers Cooking Crime Cultural Events Daily Routines Dancing Drawing and Painting Driving a Car Education Email The Environment Family Festivals Films Flowers Food Friends Fruits and Vegetables Games Gardens and Parks Gifts Going Abroad Long-term Going Out with Friends Going Out in the Evenings Grandparents Happiness Healthy Eating History Hobbies and Interests Holidays Hotels Housework Indoor Activities The Internet Keeping Fit Languages Learning English Leisure Time Letters Magazines The Media Meeting People Memories Museums and Art Galleries Music Musical Instruments Names Neighbours The News Newspapers Noise Numbers Outdoor Activities Parties Pets Photographs Places of Interest Plans and Goals Possessions Primary School Private Gardens Public Transport Radio Rain Reading Restaurants Science The Sea The Seasons Secondary School Shopping Sports Sports Teams Swimming Teachers Telephones Television (TV) Time and Times of Day Transport Travel Visitors Weather Weddings Weekends Writing Your country Chapter 4 Part Two Topics 4.1 People Your parents A member of your family A family that you like Two people A child An elderly person A person you live with A person who took care of you A person who has influenced you A person who you would like to be similar to One of your neighbours One of your friends One of your classmates A teacher A happy person A person who often helps others A successful person A person who won a competition A famous person A leader Your favourite actor A character from a film A music group A person you would like to spend a day with Someone who is good at cooking An adventurous person 4.2 Places Your home Your ideal home A home you have lived in A room A school A building at your school A library The sports facilities An important building in the town An important structure in your city A modem building An old place A shop An open-air market A restaurant Aplace where people go to listen to music A hotel A hotel you have stayed at A place of natural beauty A lake A garden The perfect park for a city A place you visit in your leisure time A place where you often walk Your favourite part of your hometown A place you enjoy visiting A place you Have visited A place you would like to visit A city you have visited A place in another country An interesting historic site A quiet place A place that is polluted A strange place 4.3 Things Something useful or important Something very expensive Something special Something old that you or your family possess Something that you made yourself Something that you were not happy with An electronic item A vehicle An item of furniture An item of clothing or jewellery A product that your region well-known for A work of art A photograph A family photo A toy A story An important letter A postcard A newspaper or magazine A book you have read A book that you learned something from A book you might like to write A film you have seen The type of film that you enjoy watching A TV programme A radio programme A piece of music that you particularly enjoy A song from your childhood A website An advertisement A gift you received A gift you gave to someone A subject A game A sport Sports facilities A form of transport The public transport system A domesticated animal A wild animal 4.4 Events A birthday Aparty A family event A wedding An important piece of family news A piece of good news A piece of news you heard recently A piece of foreign news A happy event A happy memory A memorable experience A positive experience A change An important stage of your life A school trip An enjoyable activity A science lesson A science experiment A course you would like to take A short course you have taken A project A group activity A piece of work A time when you were very busy A time when you helped someone Some help Some useful advice A great achievement An important conversation An interesting talk Something you learned from a foreign culture A time you met a person who spoke a different language to you A journey A long-distance journey A holiday A three-day holiday What you did last weekend How you spend a free day A visit you made A visit you received A meal …… Chapter 5 Part Three Topics